Amanda Breeden

Director Of Sourcing at Shinola

Amanda Breeden has a strong work experience in various roles and companies. Amanda started their career as a Mechanical Development Intern at Cummins Inc. in 2008, where they analyzed test data to validate components. Amanda then worked as an ATPUK Controls Intern at Cummins Inc. in 2009, where they improved equipment and established operation parameters.

From 2010 to 2012, Amanda worked as a Graduate Researcher at North Carolina A&T State University. Amanda then joined GE Healthcare in 2012 as an OMLP - Supplier Risk Mgmt Process Leader, where they led risk assessments for sub-tier suppliers.

At GE Healthcare, Amanda took on various roles including OMLP - Manufacturing Engineer, OMLP - Production Team Leader - CTD Security, and OMLP - Lean Leader. In these roles, they achieved significant results in terms of assembly footprint reduction, revenue recognition, and supply chain on-time delivery. Amanda also managed production associates and contractors, and implemented production trackers and productivity tools.

Amanda then worked at GE as a CAS Associate from 2015 to 2016, where they applied financial auditing training to assess accounting and operating processes. Amanda also performed root-cause assessments to improve cost predictive models.

In 2016, Amanda joined GE Healthcare again as a Business Team Leader, responsible for modality vision and project execution focused on global process standardization. Amanda recently started working at Shinola as a Director of Sourcing in 2022.

Overall, Amanda Breeden has a diverse work experience in manufacturing, engineering, research, and leadership roles, with a strong focus on process improvement and supply chain management.

Amanda Breeden completed their Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 2010. Amanda then pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from the same university, which they completed in 2012. In addition to their academic qualifications, Amanda also holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, although the specific institution and year of obtaining this certification are unknown.

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  • Director Of Sourcing

    December, 2022 - present

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